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Originally Posted by pastuch

For the most part I agree but Audis don't feel any better than the G37. I test drove a 40000KM Audi A5 Sline. Beautiful interior, space-ship like even, but the whole car felt loose. The transmission was no where near as direct, elegant or driver oriented as a 328 or 335.

Auto or manual? The 6spd autos were only OK; they switched to the 8-spd last year which is a really good automatic. The manual is a little indirect, but it can be shifted very smoothly and if you're really good your passengers won't feel any shudder between gear changes like in most manual cars. I do wish it felt a little more mechanical, though. The sport pkg firms up the suspension and gives it better composure than the standard car, too. I'm sorry but I don't even compare Japanese "luxury" brands to the Germans. It's seriously a joke. Of the 20 or so cars I've owned, 14 were Japanese, 4 were American (never again!), and 2 (including my current car) were German. And oh how the Germans embarrass everything else by comparison!